Photos: Cardinals lose to Brewers 4-3
The St. Louis Cardinals lose their series opener to the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Busch Stadium.
Photos by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com

St. Louis Cardinals Juan Yepez flys out with two men on base to end the game against the Milwaukee Brewers and a 4-3 loss on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Busch Stadium. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright gives up a Christian Yelich single to score Jace Peterson of the Milwaukee Brewers in the second inning on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Busch Stadium. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com

The Cardinals Yadier Molina turns his batting helmet backward and looks to the bench after drawing a first inning walk against the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Busch Stadium.

St. Louis Cardinals Albert Pujols greets Kolten Wong of the Milwaukee Brewers as Pujols reaches second base in the first inning on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Busch Stadium. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright and catcher Yadier Molina walk from the bullpen to start the game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Busch Stadium. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright regroups after giving up a solo home run to Luis Urias of the Milwaukee Brewers in the first inning on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Busch Stadium. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com

St. Louis Cardinals Juan Yepez, left, and Edmundo Sosa have a fly ball fall between them hit by Rowdy Tellez of the Milwaukee Brewers in the first inning on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Busch Stadium. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright walks off the mound after giving up two runs in the first inning to the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Busch Stadium. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com

St. Louis Cardinals' Willie McGee joins players and coaches in a moment of silence in memory of the children and adults killed in the Robb Elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas before the Cardinals play the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Busch Stadium. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com

St. Louis Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar signs a baseball for U. S. Rep. Cori Bush, D-St. Louis, after she tossed a first pitch to honor her work with mental health awareness, before the Cardinals play the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Busch Stadium. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com

St. Louis Cardinals' Tommy Edman turns a double play on a ball hit by Lorenzo Cain of the Milwaukee Brewers in the fifth inning on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Busch Stadium. Omar Narvaez is out at second base. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com

St. Louis Cardinals Tommy Edman can't reach a line drive single hit by Kolten Wong of the Milwaukee Brewers in the fourth inning on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Busch Stadium. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright throws out Rowdy Tellez of the Milwaukee Brewers in the fourth inning on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Busch Stadium. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com

St. Louis Cardinals Yadier Molina flips his batting helmet backwards and looks to the bench after drawing a first inning walk against the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Busch Stadium. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Andre Pallante works the sixth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Busch Stadium. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado handles a ground ball hit by Luis Urias of the Milwaukee Brewers in the sixth inning on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Busch Stadium. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com

St. Louis Cardinals Juan Yepez flys out with two men on base to end the game against the Milwaukee Brewers and a 4-3 loss on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Busch Stadium. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com

St. Louis Cardinals Juan Yepez flys out with two men on base to end the game against the Milwaukee Brewers and a 4-3 loss on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Busch Stadium. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com

St. Louis Cardinals Albert Pujols is hit by a pitch in the seventh inning against the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Busch Stadium. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com

St. Louis Cardinals Paul Goldschmidt is welcomed to the dugout after hitting a solo home run against the Milwaukee Brewers in the seventh inning on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Busch Stadium. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com